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No one can fault the Florida Legislature for a lack of vision
Legislative leaders are seeking to slash the sales tax, which is the main source of the state budget. They want to cut a whopping $5 billion from the state’s revenue. Exactly how they would accomplish this task has not been revealed but an estimated $2 billion surplus next year will make it easier. Tax relief…
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Specialized development ordinance rejected by City Council
An attempt by City Councilman Mike Gay to create a specialized development review board for Northeast Jacksonville has failed. In Tuesday’s meeting, City Council members voted 10-7 against Ordinance 2024-0851 that would have given people in the defined area more of a voice on how development is conducted by specifying that anyone wanting to build or…